The Tropicalia one is worth it for the liner booklet alone. Informative and beautifully presented.
Just bought the Studio One Rude Boy album. the concept is interesting but the record doesn't really knit together musically, despite some belting good songs e.g. Mr Kiss A Bang Bang.
― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Monday, 5 February 2007 14:22 (seventeen years ago) link
I know there's more, anything of note?
― the kwisatz bacharach (sanskrit), Monday, 5 February 2007 22:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 5 February 2007 22:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― jonviachicago (jonviachicago), Monday, 5 February 2007 22:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 5 February 2007 22:53 (seventeen years ago) link
too much cool shit coming out at the moment.
― village idiot (dog latin), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 15:32 (thirteen years ago) link
heard this on the radio over the weekend (specifically the opening track, an amazing version of "Ring My Bell") and bought it when I saw it in the record store Monday. So, so good.
― decrepit but free (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 14:20 (eleven years ago) link
Love that comp. This also looks great: http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=27099
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 16:10 (eleven years ago) link
gotta hand it to them, the new ACID comp is pretty sweet, much better imo than the first one
― the late great, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 21:50 (ten years ago) link
I am head over heels for the two Krautrock compilations they've put out.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 15:00 (ten years ago) link
I love 90% of what this label has released. If I only owned their Studio One and Dynamite comps and nothing else by anyone I would probably be happy for a long time.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 15:21 (ten years ago) link
one of the main things not on Spotify that I really wish was
― huun huurt 2 (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 15:40 (ten years ago) link
So, that Fashion Records comp. I'll admit I'm not the hugest Jungle head anyway, but throwing in random jungle remixes into a selection of early 80's Dancehall and trad Reggae is not the best way to enjoy those, right?
A lot of Soul Jazz stuff feels poorly sequenced to me, tho much the Brazilian and Venezuelan stuff flows very nicely...
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 15 April 2019 11:39 (five years ago) link
bunch of their comps now ARE on spotify, apparently. Also helpful users have reassembled some of the others (e.g. the dynamite comps) as playlists.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
The new Cuba compilation is predictably great - lots of salsa of course (though Cuba rejected the term) but also acid rock and stuff that sounds more MPB or at times even Morricone - there's a few tracks by the Cuban Film Institute house band that should appeal to library music fans. Very much in the same vein as their Venezuela comps.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 26 February 2021 13:42 (three years ago) link